December

The month has nearly disappeared leaving only memories of many events and just three full days of 2011. My sprained wrist turned out to be a broken hand. I played and sang for a candlelight memorial service. I played and sang for a wedding. I helped photograph that same wedding. I played for another candlelight service. We ordered 8 pizzas and had many guests over to celebrate Margo's 2nd Birthday. We traveled to my parents house for Christmas Eve. Back home for Christmas Day. We are now hosting Emily's sister and family to celebrate Miles' Birthday as well as a belated Christmas for her side of the family.

My stay-at-home-dad days are over, at least for the foreseeable future, as I return to the grind of human resources on January 3. We shall see what the year 2012 brings...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Busy week

This photograph breaks a number of rules of "good" photography (exposing for the main subject, shooting faces instead of backs-of-heads, leaving room for your subject to go), but it gives a pretty accurate representation of our typical morning walk. We walk together on the neighborhood streets where cars and school buses and garbage trucks rumble by, and when we arrive at the trail head all is fair game. It's time to run ahead, free from the bonds of hand-holding and strollers.

It has been another busy week. We visited a new library on Monday. Papa Harry rode his bike to our house Tuesday and stayed the night. Nannie Lynn came Wednesday to play and help. Wednesday night we brought our car to Uncle Scot's shop for repair. We brought Emily to the bus station this morning to catch a ride to downtown Minneapolis for some work training. Miles has preschool tonight. Papa Mike will join us Friday for some adventure. Saturday on the calendar is an empty square. Thank goodness.